Mason County Contract Mail Carrier Pleads Guilty to Vehicle Smuggling Scheme | USAO-WDWA
Tacoma - A 48-year-old resident of Mason County, Washington, pleaded guilty today in US District Court in Tacoma to three federal crimes related to a smuggling scheme and possession of child pornography , announced interim US lawyer Tessa…
Sanae Takaichi hopes to be Japan’s first female leader
Mr. Abe is widely seen as failing to deliver on his promises to advance women in society. Within the framework of the World Economic Forum annual gender gap analysis, Japan, which has the world's third-largest economy, ranks 120th out of…
Quad Summit 2021: a joint initiative for a secure semiconductor supply chain
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Washington this month, September 24, to participate in the first in-person Quad Security Dialogue or Quad summit with his counterparts from Japan, the United States and Australia. The summit will…
Global stocks slide to month low as default fears haunt China’s Evergrande
Global stocks slipped and the dollar strengthened on Monday ahead of a week full of global central bank meetings, while debt problems at real estate group China Evergrande dragged Hong Kong stocks to a year-long low .European stocks were…
Vaccines, climate goals debate topped scaled-down UN summit
Expanding access to COVID-19 vaccines and tackling the growing dangers of climate change is expected to dominate a week-long United Nations meeting in New York that is taking place in person after going entirely virtual in 2020.More…
Brexit Britain set to boost £ 326bn industry as new business master plan unveiled | Politics | New
New International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan is targeting unfair or discriminatory digital trade barriers in a bid to rocket a UK economy now free from EU rules and regulations. Ms Trevelyan, who took over from Liz Truss after…
US Politicians Visit Coronation Street to Discuss History of Hate Crime
Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined her counterparts from around the world on the set of Coronation Street (Photo: PA)Coronation Street stars David Neilson and Mollie Gallagher welcomed very special guests to the cobblestones.
The meeting…
On reproductive rights, the United States continues to fall behind
(Wikimedia Commons / Barbara Lee)
As a result of a total effort by feminist and women's groups, the Supreme Court of Mexico ruled that laws criminalizing abortion are unconstitutional on September 7. This decision marks a major turning…
Australia says France was aware of “serious” submarine problem – NBC10…
France would have known Australia had "deep and serious concerns" that a fleet of submarines the French were building would not meet Australian needs, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday after contract cancellation…
Favorites emerge ahead of German federal elections
German voters will elect a new parliament next week. The outcome of the September 26 elections will decide who will succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has ruled the country…